Sabayon Linux 1.1 Professional Edition has Released Today


Fabio Erculiani, the Sabayon's founder has announced the release of Sabayon Linux 1.1 Proffesional Edition today. He said that this new version is 3 times faster now. Here's the full his post:

"We are happy to announce Sabayon Linux 1.1 Professional Edition. Distribution updates: Live boot is now 3 times faster thanks to our improved OpenGL configuration tool; updated KDE to 3.5.7, WINE to 0.9.47; added Nopaste; kernel 2.6.23.1 with the addition of rt2x00 tree patches for more wireless drivers support and latest ACPI patches for support on Fujitsu laptops; changed Sabayon artwork to match latest art changes in sabayon style; updated KNetworkManager; Added Git, Cogito and Screen; NVIDIA video drivers updated to 100.14.19, ATI video drivers to 8.40.4; added Innotek VirtualBox OSE; updated OpenOffice to 2.2.1; many more packages updated."

"Sabayon is an Italian dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, a sweet liquor (usually Marsala wine), and sometimes cream or whole eggs. It is a very light custard, which has been whipped to incorporate a large amount of air." Source: Wikipedia.
Whats New:
  • Live boot is now 3 times faster thanks to our improved OpenGL configuration tool
  • Updated KDE to 3.5.7
  • Updated wine to 0.9.47
  • Added Nopaste
  • Kernel 2.6.23.1 with the addition of rt2x00 tree patches for more wireless drivers support and latest acpi patches for support on fujitsu laptop
  • Changed sabayon-artwork to match latest art changes on sabayon style
  • Updated Knetworkmanager
  • Added git and cogito
  • Fixed agp gart issue on x86 for some chipset
  • Fixed audio problem on x86
  • Added screen
  • Made some cleanings for orphan files
  • Nvidia video drivers updated to 100.14.19
  • Added Innotek Virtualbox OSE
  • UpdatedOpenoffice 2.2.1
  • ATi video drivers updated to 8.40.4
  • Many more packages updated

Difference with Professional Edition is, it's built on the stable branch of portage x86 vs. ~x86. It's also geared towards the business area for applications.

You can get Sabayon at here.

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